For Faculty: Resilient Teaching

Trauma-informed pedagogy begins with an awareness of the trauma students may have experienced or be experiencing (in many possible shapes and forms), and a commitment to enacting teaching strategies to support and nurture students in their learning journeys.

Here are some resources that provide an overview and tips for getting started:

• What Does Trauma Informed Teaching Look Like?, by Beth McMurtrie (Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Leveraging the Neuroscience of Now: Seven Recommendations for Helping Students Thrive in Times of Trauma, by Dr. Mays Imad (Inside Higher Ed)

This webinar by Dr. Mays Imad, professor of Genetics, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Pima Community College and founding coordinator of their Teaching and Learning Center, provides an overview of trauma-informed pedagogy: in this webinar, Dr. Imad defines trauma, discusses the impact of trauma on the brain and learning, and shares teaching strategies that can mitigate the impact of trauma and support learning.

Here are notes summarizing this webinar, and a PDF version of Dr. Imad's slide deck.

• Trauma-Informed Teaching & Learning (blog) by Janice Carello, PhD, LMSW
• Trauma-Aware Online Teaching (slides and shared Google Doc from session) by Karen Costa
• Trauma-Informed Pedagogy, episode of Tea for Teaching podcast, featuring Karen Costa